Roman Eremenko
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Alekseyevich|Eremenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roman Eremenko
| image = Roman Eremenko 2019.jpg
| caption = Eremenko with Rostov in 2019
| fullname = Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko
| height = 1.85 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|19}}
| birth_place = Moscow, Russia
| currentclub = Gnistan
| clubnumber = 13
| position = Attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1994–1997 | youthclubs1 = Jaro
| youthyears2 = 1998 | youthclubs2 = Tromsø IL
| youthyears3 = 1999–2003 | youthclubs3 = HJK
| youthyears4 = 2003 | youthclubs4 = Jokerit
| youthyears5 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs5 = Jaro
| years1 = 2003–2005 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = JBK
| years2 = 2004–2005 | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 3 | clubs2 = Jaro
| years3 = 2004 | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → GBK (loan)
| years4 = 2005–2009 | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Udinese
| years5 = 2007 | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Siena (loan)
| years6 = 2008–2009 | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = → Dynamo Kyiv (loan)
| years7 = 2009–2011 | caps7 = 58 | goals7 = 4 | clubs7 = Dynamo Kyiv
| years8 = 2011–2014 | caps8 = 73 | goals8 = 11 | clubs8 = Rubin Kazan
| years9 = 2014–2017 | caps9 = 59 | goals9 = 19 | clubs9 = CSKA Moscow
| years10 = 2018 | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Spartak Moscow
| years11 = 2019–2021 | caps11 = 44 | goals11 = 9 | clubs11 = Rostov
| years12 = 2022 | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 2 | clubs12 = HIFK
| years13 = 2023 | caps13 = 21 | goals13 = 3 | clubs13 = Honka
| years14 = 2024– | caps14 = 23 | goals14 = 3 | clubs14 = Gnistan
| nationalyears1 = | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalteam1 = Finland U17
| nationalyears2 = | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Finland U19
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2008 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = Finland U21
| nationalyears4 = 2007–2016 | nationalcaps4 = 73 | nationalgoals4 = 5 | nationalteam4 = Finland
| club-update = 1 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 5 September 2016
| medaltemplates =
{{medal|Team|Finland national football team}}
{{Medal|3rd|Baltic Cup|2014}}
}}
Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko ({{langx|ru|Роман Алексеевич Ерёменко}}; born 19 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.{{cite news|url=https://gnistan.fi/2024/05/roman-eremenko-gnistanin-vahvuuteen/|title=Roman Eremenko Gnistanin vahvuuteen|access-date=2020-01-05|publisher=IF Gnistan|language=fi}} Born in Russia, he has represented Finland at international level.
Eremenko is best known for his time at Dynamo Kyiv, winning the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2009, and playing in the Champions League and Europa League. He served a two-year ban for cocaine use from October 2016 to October 2018.
Prior to his ban, Eremenko also played regularly for the Finland national team.{{cite news|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/roman-eremenko|title=Roman Eremenko|access-date=9 August 2016|publisher=Suomen Palloliitto|language=fi}} He made his international debut in June 2007 at the age of 20, having moved to Finland from Russia as a child.
Early career
Eremenko started to play football in a youth sector of FF Jaro in Pietarsaari, Finland, in 1994. He would also play in the youth sectors of Tromsø IL in Norway and HJK Helsinki, while his father Alexei Eremenko Sr. was playing professionally for the first teams, before they returned to Pietarsaari and Jaro in 2003.
Club career
=Jaro=
Eremenko's career on senior level started when he made his Veikkausliiga debut for Jaro in 2004 at the age of 17, when head coach Hannu Touru used him as a substitute in a match against MYPA on 29 June 2004. In that match Eremenko appeared on the pitch at the same time with his father, who played for the whole match as a midfielder. Eremenko scored his first goal on senior level on 18 September 2004 in a match against FC Lahti. He made six appearances for Jaro in his first season. During season 2004 he was also loaned to Kakkonen club Jakobstads BK and to Finnish First Division club GBK Kokkola.[http://www2.ffjaro.fi/suo/uutiset/4.7.2gbk.htm Frilli ja Roman till GBK:hon], ffjaro.fi, 2 July 2004 He made his break through in Jaro during season 2005 when he became a regular in the starting eleven. He gained 13 caps and was in the starting line-up 10 times. In those 13 matches he scored two goals.
=Udinese=
In the summer of 2005, Eremenko signed a five-year deal with Udinese for a transfer fee of €180,000.[https://yle.fi/a/3-9298147 Sen kiltimmän Eremenkon tarina: Italiassa kaikki haukuttiin lyttyyn, Moskovassa "Roma" puhkesi kukkaan], Yle, 18 November 2016 He made his Serie A debut on the first day of the 2006–07 season against Messina. He became the fourth Finnish footballer after Mika Aaltonen, Mika Lehkosuo and his brother Alexei Eremenko Jr to make an appearance in a Serie A match.{{cite news|url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000000141260.html|title=Seitsemäs suomalaispelaaja debytoi Serie A:ssa |date=12 September 2010|access-date=30 October 2016|work=Ilta-Sanomat|language=fi}} He was loaned to A.C. Siena on 31 January 2007, where he played 11 games. During the summer of 2007, he returned to Udinese.
In October 2007, Eremenko, Andrea Dossena, Cristián Zapata, and Simone Pepe were awarded new contracts until June 2012.{{cite news|url=http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-udinese-in-quattro-rinnovano-fino-al/2601922|title=CALCIO, UDINESE: IN QUATTRO RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012 |date=12 October 2007|access-date=9 April 2010|work=la Repubblica|language=it}}
=Dynamo Kyiv=
File:Roman Eremenko2.jpg in 2009|left]]
File:Матч «Динамо» - «Таврия» 2-1. 17 июля 2010 года — 98962.jpg playing for Dynamo Kyiv in 2010]]
In August 2008, he was loaned to FC Dynamo Kyiv, until 31 May 2009. On 22 May 2009, he signed permanently with Dynamo Kyiv until 2014, for a €5 million fee. During his three years at Dynamo, Eremenko established himself as one of the leaders of the team.
Eremenko debuted in the Champions League on 17 September 2008, in a home game against Arsenal FC. That week, he also scored his first goal in the Ukrainian Premier League, netting a pass from Tiberiu Ghioane on the 8th minute of a game against Chornomorets Odesa. Eremenko scored his first goal in the Champions League on 10 December 2008 on Fenerbahçe.
During the 2009–10 season, he took part in a total of 35 official matches for Dynamo, 26 of which were in the Ukrainian championship, and scored 1 goal.
In the 2010–11 season, besides continuing his successful performance for Dynamo domestically, Eremenko became the top assistant of the Europa League.
After a total of three years of playing for Dynamo, Eremenko played in a total of 127 official games, and scored seven goals. He also won the 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, and the Ukrainian Super Cups in 2009 and 2011.
=Rubin Kazan=
In the last stages of the summer transfer window in 2011, Eremenko signed with Russian club Rubin Kazan for a reported fee of €13 million, which is the highest transfer fee ever paid for a Finnish player. His older brother Alexei also signed a contract with Rubin Kazan in August 2011.{{Cite web |title=Роман Єременко залишається в "Динамо" - ФK "Динамо" Київ. Офіційний сайт |url=https://fcdynamo.com/news/roman_eremenko_stays_at_dynamo |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=fcdynamo.com |publisher=Dynamo Kyiv |language=uk}} On 26 November, Roman scored his first goal for Rubin, in a 2–0 home victory over Dynamo Moscow.
On 9 May 2012, he scored the game's only goal in the Russian Cup final.
=CSKA Moscow=
File:ЦСКА-Уфа (4).jpg in 2014|left]]
After leaving Rubin Kazan in the summer of 2014, Eremenko signed a four-year contract with PFC CSKA Moscow on 25 August 2014, for a €6 million transfer fee.{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko joins PFC CSKA|url=http://en.pfc-cska.com/news/team-news/Roman-Eremenko-joins-PFC-CSKA/|website=pfc-cska.com/|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|access-date=25 August 2014|date=25 August 2014}} He was selected as the Best Player of October and December 2014 and March 2015 in the Russian Football Premier League.{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko received the Best Player of October award|url=http://eng.rfpl.org/news/rfpl/news_15272.html}}{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko is the Most Valuable Player of December|url=http://eng.rfpl.org/news/rfpl/news_15437.html}}{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko is the Most Valuable Player of March|url=http://eng.rfpl.org/news/rfpl/news_15894.html}} He won the Russian Football Premier League MVP of the season 2014–15 award.{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko named Russian League MVP of the season-2014/15|url=http://en.pfc-cska.com/news/team-news/Roman-Eremenko-named-Russian-League-MVP-of-the-season-201415/}}
On 6 October 2016, Finland announced that Eremenko had been handed a 30-day ban from football by UEFA.{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko väliaikaiseen pelikieltoon|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/roman-eremenko-valiaikaiseen-pelikieltoon|website=palloliitto.fi|publisher=Palloliitto|access-date=6 October 2016|language=fi|date=6 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009123936/https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/roman-eremenko-valiaikaiseen-pelikieltoon|archive-date=9 October 2016|df=dmy-all}} On 18 November 2016, UEFA announced that Roman had been handed a two-year ban from UEFA competitions due to testing positive for cocaine.{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko: CSKA Moscow midfielder handed two-year ban for taking cocaine|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38026273|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 November 2016|date=18 November 2016}} In December 2016, FIFA extended Eremenko's ban to all football competitions.{{cite web|title=Eremenko is suspended from all tournaments under the auspices of FIFA|url=http://en.news-4-u.ru/eremenko-is-suspended-from-all-tournaments-under-the-auspices-of-fifa.html|website=news-4-u.ru|publisher=Latest News From Russia|access-date=17 December 2016|date=16 December 2016}} His appeal was rejected by UEFA and the ban was upheld on 6 March 2017.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://twitter.com/PFC_CSKA_MOSCOW/status/838720300086853632|title=Eremenko ban upheld|date=6 March 2017|language=ru}}
=Spartak Moscow=
On 10 August 2018, Eremenko signed with Spartak Moscow, joining his younger brother Sergei at the team. His father Alexei Eremenko Sr. also played for Spartak.{{cite web|publisher=FC Spartak Moscow|url=http://spartak.com/news/2018-08-10-massimo_karrera_dobro_pozhalovat_v_spartakovskuyu_semyu_roman/|script-title=ru:Массимо Каррера: "Добро пожаловать в спартаковскую семью, Роман!"|trans-title=Massimo Carrera:"Welcome to Spartak family, Roman!"|date=10 August 2018|language=ru}} His disqualification expired on 6 October 2018 and he made his debut on 7 October against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Spartak released him from his contract on 8 January 2019.{{cite web|publisher=FC Spartak Moscow|url=http://spartak.com/news/2019-01-08-oleg_kononov__o_sostave_na_sbor_v_dubaye/|script-title=ru:Олег Кононов – о составе на сбор в Дубае|trans-title=Oleg Kononov about the squad for Dubai camp|date=8 January 2019|language=ru}}
File:Roman Eremenko in 2018.jpg in 2018]]
=Rostov=
On 18 January 2019, Rostov announced the signing of Eremenko on a 2.5-year contract.{{cite web |script-title=ru:Роман Еременко – игрок Ростова |url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12202 |website=fc-rostov.ru/ |publisher=FC Rostov |access-date=18 January 2019 |language=ru |date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727042210/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12202 |url-status=dead }} Rostov (called FC Rostselmash at the time) was the first club of Roman's father, Alexei Eremenko Sr. In his third game for Rostov on 16 March 2019, he scored twice in the last 10 minutes to give his club a 2–0 away victory over Rubin Kazan.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/match/match_12728.html|title=Rubin v Rostov game report|date=16 March 2019|language=ru}}
On 14 June 2019, Rostov announced that Eremenko had extended his contract with the club for four years.{{cite web |title=Полузащитник нашей команды продлил соглашение на 4 года. |url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12624 |website=fc-rostov.ru/ |publisher=FC Rostov |access-date=14 June 2019 |language=ru |date=14 June 2019}} On 23 February 2021, Eremenko left Rostov by mutual consent, partly due to COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Роман Ерёменко покидает футбольный клуб Ростов |url=https://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/14230 |website=fc-rostov.ru/ |publisher=FC Rostov |access-date=23 February 2021 |language=Russian |date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=23 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223101658/https://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/14230 |url-status=dead }}
= HIFK =
After a one-and-a-half-year hiatus from football, on 28 July 2022, Eremenko returned to Finnish football and joined Veikkausliiga club HIFK for the rest of the 2022 season, and reunited with the former national team head coach Mixu Paatelainen.{{Cite web |last=Erävuori |first=Timo |date=2022-07-28 |title=HIFK ja Roman Eremenko pelaajasopimukseen |url=https://hifkfotboll.fi/2022/07/hifk-ja-roman-eremenko-pelaajasopimukseen/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=HIFK Fotboll |language=fi}}
= Honka =
On 4 May 2023, Eremenko signed with Honka for the 2023 Veikkausliiga season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Honka|url=https://esporthonka.com/tervetuloa-roman-eremenko/|title=Tervetuloa Roman Eremenko!|trans-title=Welcome Roman Eremenko!|date=4 May 2023|access-date=23 May 2023|language=fi}} He helped the club to reach the 2023 Finnish Cup final.
= Gnistan =
On 1 May 2023, Eremenko signed with newly promoted Gnistan for their maiden season in top-tier Veikkausliiga. Eremenko made 19 appearances and scored two goals, and helped the team to finish 8th in the league and renew their league spot for the 2025.[https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/roman-eremenko-on-edelleen-suurenmoinen-pelaaja-koska-han-toimii-kentalla-pelin-ehdoilla Roman Eremenko on edelleen suurenmoinen pelaaja, koska hän toimii kentällä pelin ehdoilla], Apu, 5 October 2024 In January 2025, Eremenko was set to sign with Scottish club St Johnstone, coached by Simo Valakari, but was denied a work permit and the deal collapsed.[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/5166044/st-johnstone-eremenko-january-transfer-window-deal-dead/ St Johnstone’s bid to sign Roman Eremenko is DEAD as Simo Valakari reveals which players have asked to leave Perth], courier.co.uk, 21 January 2025 Later in February he renewed his contract with Gnistan.[https://gnistan.fi/2025/02/roman-eremenko-jatkaa-keltasinisissa/ ROMAN EREMENKO JATKAA KELTASINISISSÄ!], gnistan.fi, 28 February 2025
International career
File:Roman Eremenko.jpg in 2009]]
Eremenko made his international debut in the Finland national team at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 6 June 2007 in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification match against Belgium when Roy Hodgson chose him to the starting line up. The game was interrupted for six minutes after a Eurasian eagle-owl intruded the playing pitch. This incident earned the Finland team their current nickname, The Eagle Owls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/0230-0e7ba1dc0e1d-95164ef968ba-1000--handy-on-the-wing-europe-s-footballing-birds/?referrer=%2fmemberassociations%2fnews%2fnewsid%3d1745866|title=Handy on the wing: Europe's footballing birds|date=12 August 2016}} Eremenko remained as a regular member for Finland until his doping ban in 2016 and he was a key player in Finland's qualification campaigns for 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. He scored his first goal for Finland from penalty spot on 3 March 2010 in a friendly match against Malta.
Personal life
Roman Eremenko is married to Marika Eremenko and has three children.[https://www.iltalehti.fi/jalkapallon-em-2021/a/4b61f1c6-973a-4b2e-bcd0-bb8c50fd650c Alexei-isä kertoo nyt, miksi Roman Eremenko palasi yllättäen Suomeen – ”On aika asettua aloilleen”], Iltalehti, 25 May 2021 Eremenko moved to Finland with his family at the age of three when his father, former FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Spartak Moscow player Alexei Eremenko Sr., came to play in Finland with FF Jaro. He was granted Finnish citizenship in 2003, but still holds a Russian passport as well, Eremenko is the younger brother of Alexei Eremenko Jr and the older brother of Sergei Eremenko.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/2b892a018374403aacec1c00623b9ead|title=FIFA clears Russia switch for Finnish teenager Eremenko|website=Associated Press|date=24 April 2018}} His father took over as manager in Jaro in August 2009.
In 2016, he was suspended for two years because of doping after failing a doping test. He tested positive for cocaine based on a sample done by UEFA.{{cite web| url = https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3868/main/2016/11/18/29638112/roman-eremenko-given-two-year-doping-ban| title = Roman Eremenko given two-year doping ban {{!}} Goal.com}} In late 2023, Eremenko admitted in Finnish media that he was addicted to cocaine at the time when he got caught in 2016.[https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000009939368.html Roman Eremenko avautuu nyt MTV:lle huumekärystään – paljastaa jääneensä koukkuun], Ilta-Sanomat, 22 October 2023[https://yle.fi/a/3-12559206 Roman Eremenko avasi kokaiinikäryään: "Kärsin, kärsittiin koko perhe"], Yle, 1 August 2022
Career statistics
=Club=
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Coppa Italia, Ukrainian Cup and Russian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Jaro
|2004 |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2005
|Veikkausliiga |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| GBK (loan)
|2004 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Udinese
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07
|Serie A |6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08
|Serie A |7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Siena (loan)
|Serie A |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv (loan)
|19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup|name=uccl}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Dynamo Kyiv
|Ukrainian Premier League |26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup|name=ukrsuper}} | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2010–11
|Ukrainian Premier League |26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League|name=ucel}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 45 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12
|Ukrainian Premier League |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=ucel}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=ukrsuper}} | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 5 | |
| rowspan="4"|Rubin Kazan
|21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13
|Russian Premier League |25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup|name=russuper}} | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2013–14
|Russian Premier League |27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11{{efn|name=uel}} | 5 | colspan="2"|– | 39 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 17 | |
| rowspan="4"|CSKA Moscow
|Russian Premier League |25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=ucl}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2015–16
|Russian Premier League |25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=ucl}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17
|Russian Premier League |9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ucl}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name=russuper}} | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 20 | |
| Spartak Moscow
|Russian Premier League |4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Rostov
|Russian Premier League |9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20
|Russian Premier League |19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21
|Russian Premier League |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
| HIFK
|2022 |Veikkausliiga |11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Honka
|2023 |Veikkausliiga |21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=uecl}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| rowspan=3|Gnistan
|2024 |Veikkausliiga |19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2025
|Veikkausliiga |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!358 | 55 | 35 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 466 | 63 |
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=International=
{{updated|5 September 2016}}{{cite web | url = http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/roman-eremenko | title = Roman Eremenko | publisher = palloliitto.fi | access-date = 28 March 2015 | language = fi | archive-date = 6 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220706101652/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/roman-eremenko | url-status = dead }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="10"|Finland
|2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 73 | 5 |
{{Updated|7 September 2014}}{{cite web | url = http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ | title = Eremenko Roman | language = fi | access-date = 29 June 2014 | publisher = Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland) | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120320125159/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ | archive-date = 20 March 2012 | df = dmy-all }}
:Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eremenko goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Roman Eremenko | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 3 March 2010 | Ta'Qali, Malta | {{fb|MLT}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 26 May 2012 | Salzburg, Austria | {{fb|TUR}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | 10 September 2013 | Tbilisi, Georgia | {{fb|GEO}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 5 March 2014 | Győr, Hungary | {{fb|HUN}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | 7 September 2014 | Thorshavn, Faroe Islands | {{fb|FRO}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
Rubin Kazan
CSKA Moscow
Honka
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Finnish Football Association Player of the Year: 2011,[https://web.archive.org/web/20220818012233/https://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=197991 Palloliiton Vuoden Pelaaja] 2014
- Finnish Sports' Journalists Player of the Year: 2011,[http://www.urheilutoimittajat.fi/index.php?bW9kPWNvbnRlbnQmYWN0PXZpZXdhY29udGVudGl0ZW0mcGFnZV9pZD0yMjkzJmNoZWNrPTJmMTQ2ZjY4NzYzMzI3M2I4M2E0YTczYjliOTU0ZWZj Lajien parhaat 2011 on valittu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102423/http://www.urheilutoimittajat.fi/index.php?bW9kPWNvbnRlbnQmYWN0PXZpZXdhY29udGVudGl0ZW0mcGFnZV9pZD0yMjkzJmNoZWNrPTJmMTQ2ZjY4NzYzMzI3M2I4M2E0YTczYjliOTU0ZWZj |date=2 April 2015 }} 2014, 2015
- UEFA Europa League most assists leading to a goal in tournament phase: 2010–11{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2011/statistics/round=2000128/players/type=assists/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428074139/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2011/statistics/round=2000128/players/type=assists/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2014|title=2010/11 UEFA Europa League Tournament phase Assists| access-date=19 February 2015|publisher=UEFA}}
- Russian League MVP of the season: 2014–15
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2014, December 2014, March 2015{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.fi/sport/jalkapallo/maajoukkue/artikkeli/roman-eremenkosta-jalleen-kuukauden-pelaaja-venajalla/4934848|title=Roman Eremenkosta jälleen kuukauden pelaaja Venäjällä|date= 24 March 2015 |access-date=22 July 2017|publisher=mtv.fi|language=fi}}
References
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External links
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- {{Cite web |url=http://en.pfc-cska.com/team/players/*4645/ |title=CSKA Moscow official profile |access-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207202052/http://en.pfc-cska.com/team/players/*4645/ |archive-date=7 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
- {{UEFA player|72529}}
- {{FIFA player|300136}}
- {{NFT player|21439}}
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- {{BDFutbol|97094}}
- {{Fussballdaten|eremenkoroman}}
- {{Soccerway|roman-eremenko/4699}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ |title=Profile at FA of Finland's official website |language=fi |access-date=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320125159/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
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